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As a teenager, Audrey Hepburn studied ballet in Amsterdam and London. During her early 20s, she studied acting and worked as a model and dancer. Her big break came after she caught the eye of French novelist Colette, who insisted that Hepburn be cast in the title role in the stage adaptation of Gigi (1944).
